New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-16
THE pFpUBLICAN PLATFORM.

IL the New-York Republican platform hau
not elected the censure of the free-trade sup
norters of President Cleveland it would nave
hecn unworthy of the Republican party. IL
does offend them nightly, and that IS d
strong recommendation of the party ana inc
nlatform to sincere Republicans, and to all
democrats whose support can with reason
he invited. "Thc Ncw-York Times
calls the tariff resolution "a mar
vel Of strenuous ambiguity" Whatever that
nbrase NAV mean, no intelligent reader OF the
resolution will be at a loss to understand us
nurnort Il expresses in the plainest terms
nn.s;b,e unonalified and defiant hostility TO
the British policy which "The Times iaoori-
ously advocates. No particular credi' Is uu.
to the convention for postivencss on Una,
subiect, because the Republican party wouiu
not have right to expect 10000 votes III inc
entire State if it should equivocate or 1orsakc
| ito nrinciples in the hope OF pleasing ffoo
| Traders.
Tho censme of the President and his party
10 effective only because it is strictly truc
and carefully discriminating. 1t Is not dehieo
| ,bat in some things the President has done
| we'll. the exact truth is stated IN declaring
| that the party in power has shown no pur-
nose to promote a practical Civil Service ne
| form; that "numberless appointments OIL Inc
| Administration have proved faithless anu pi-
competent, the postal service has been as
organized and its efficiency impaired, and the
nnblio business in other departments has
becn DELAYED and INSTRUCTED" From Demo-
cratic victory there have come only proheh
n,edpes. failure TO promote the people 5
| interests, and no plan to reduce the revenue
Candid Democrats admit these truths. Inc
incompetence Of their party to deal win inc
revenue question, or to keep its pledges oil
| retrcnchment, is not disputed by any reputable
citizen. The bad appointments OF the fresi-
dent and his yielding to the worst elements
and tendencies of his party, are confessed
with grief by rcformers like Mr.. Curtis.
II is a singing truth that President Cleve-
land and Governor Hill have merlted JOINT
censurc by their hypocritlcal pretenccs ana
their shameful violations of Civil service
PRINCIPLES. Formal resolutions OF the Clvii
Service National Association admit the system
attic pcryersion of the service to partisan pur-
noses. and the last noteworthy declaration Dy
the President, that his party has been taught
to seek removal of Republicans from Office
only nv accusing them Of nfidclity or incapac-
ity, is glazing exhibition Of the hypocrlticai
nrctences which mark his whole behavior in
the matter.
The resolution in favor OF restricting imnh-
grafton expresses the growing puoic sent-
ment which the Ohio Republican platform also
uttered. Here, as there, no opposition Is
made to the immigration OF free honest ana
industrious laborers. But this country mas
enough OF contract labor, enough OF " Anar-
chists, Communists, polygamists, paupers and
| fugitivcs from justice" and the measure
which can exclude these, without barring out
desirable additions TO the population VIII
be heartily approved.